About me

20+ years award-winning conceptual integrated art director with experience in London, Edinburgh, The Cotswolds, Oman - helping global/regional & local brands get noticed across all channels.

I enjoy helping to make a difference for customers, clients and agencies.

Recently, I was invited to help HAVAS (London, Cirencester) - 'specifically' for my conceptual thinking.

I was given a Unicorn brief each week - an agency initiative to help elevate their Creative Performance Rating score from clients - Volvo, Great Western Railway, English Heritage, Pets at Home.

It worked! Clients responded well to my 'unexpected' ideas/solutions. I also helped retain their £4.5m English Heritage account in an historic seven-way pitch during my nine-month innings.

A quick word from Creative Director, Mike Watson, HAVAS Helia...

I think it's fair to say that John is amongst the best Art Directors I've ever had the joy of working with.

He's an Ideas Machine - but he also comes with the ability to make the thinking of those around him better, too.

His work is authentic, unexpected and disruptive - always coming from a place of human truth;

always demonstrating an understanding of the mindsets of those being targeted. And he's as prolific

and consistent as he is talented.

Whether it's brand advertising or direct marketing, digital or traditional channels, B2C or B2B,

John knows his craft down a tee.

He's a real creative's creative - and an invaluable asset to any creative agency.

The quirkiness of John's personality represents the uniqueness of his mind beautifully - you'll always

get different solutions to the problems you task him with solving. Which is what it's all about.

John will, undoubtedly, make your work better.

I'm a lateral thinker. I work hard to get the best solution. I'm humble.

I love what I do and collaborate/inspire the team around me - and, make it fun!

Skills

adobe creative suite, Advertising, Art Direction, Branding, Client Services, collaborator, conceptual, Creative Direction, direct marketing, Graphic Design, I can draw, Internal Communications, Post Production, Presentation, Storyboarding, Team Management, Visualising

Sector Experience

Airline, Arts, Automotive, b2b, Banking, Brand Loyalty, crm, Entertainment, f&b, Fashion, Finance, luxury hotels, New Media, Point of Sale, Retail, tourism, Travel & Leisure

Awards

Campaign Direct Award, Caples DM Award, DMA Award Gold, Scottish Advertising Award TV, The ECHOs, Transform MENA Awards Dubai

Clients

Bank Muscat, Barclays, British Gas, Dogs Trust, Drambuie, English Heritage, Ford, Gleneagles Golf, Grand Hyatt Hotel, GWR, henbury clothing, John Lewis, Nat West, Nissan, Northern Ireland Tourist Board, Oman Air, omantel, Sainsbury’s, Scottish Widows, Seat, Sky UK, Staples, The Macallan, Times of Oman, TSB, VELUX Windows, VisitScotland, Volvo UK, Waitrose